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![]() Lounging on a lime green blanket at Minnewashta Elementary, 5-year-old Golden Retriever Willow could be one of the best reading buddies a child could have. She listens intently, doesn't interrupt and doesn't judge when a child struggles with a difficult word. Click here to read A Reader's Best Friend ![]() The program, Paws To Read, is helping children's literacy rates. Currently there is a partnership with the Hennepin County Library system in which kids sit down with a dog and read it a book. Click here to read and watch Kids Paws to Read with Dogs for Literacy ![]() November 14th is National R.E.A.D. day and a unique program is celebrating it's 10th anniversary. Nancy Brooks, a R.E.A.D. volunteer and her dog, Sassy, stopped by KARE 11 News @ 4 to talk about the 14 reading events planned for around the Twin Cities. Read the article and watch Celebrate Reading with a Four-Legged Friend ![]() Has your child ever read a book to a dog or cat? They will have the chance on November 14th, when area libraries will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of the R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) program. Read the article Books & Animals Go Together for National R.E.A.D. Day ![]() Featuring Judy & Merlin and Mary & Willow, November 10, 2009 Click on the archives for November 10, fast forward to the last minute of the show Watch the video featuring R.E.A.D. |
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